1) Creature in Norse mythology
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In Norse mythology, a fylgja (Old Norse, literally `someone that accompanies,` plural fylgjur) is a supernatural being or creature which accompanies a person in connection to their fate or fortune. Fylgjur usually appear in the form of an animal and commonly appear during sleep, but the sagas relate that they could appear while a person is awake.....
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(from the article `Germanic religion and mythology`) There is no record of a cult of the fylgja (plural fylgjur), a word best translated as `fetch,` or `wraith.` The fylgja may take the form of a woman ...
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In Norse mythology, the guardian spirit of a family or an individual, which may be seen in visions. ...
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